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Abstracts Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference
Abstract submissions for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at 11:59PM PST....
Dec 14, 2015 | Admin
Latest CDC Act Against AIDS Initiative: Doing It
The CDC launched its latest communications campaign, Doing It, a new national bilingual campaign that emphasizes the importance of HIV...
Dec 11, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino...
The California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals...
Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
USDA Report: Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security
A new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that examines global food security and its implications for the...
Dec 02, 2015 | Katie Regan
Global Climate Change Talks Begin in Paris
President Barack Obama and other White House officials are in Paris this week attending the 2015 United Nations Climate Change...
Dec 01, 2015 | Katie Regan
Using Participatory Disease Surveillance Data through Flu Near You
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Nov 24, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments
Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Join NACCHO at the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference
NACCHO will present on building the infrastructure for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention at local health departments...
Nov 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness Summit
Registration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held...
Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Abstracts Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics ConferenceAbstract submissions for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at 11:59PM PST. Presenters will be asked to select one of eight topic areas that most closely aligns with the content of the proposed abstract and one of four session categories. The Public Health Informatics Conference will take place […] Dec 14, 2015 | Admin |
Latest CDC Act Against AIDS Initiative: Doing ItThe CDC launched its latest communications campaign, Doing It, a new national bilingual campaign that emphasizes the importance of HIV testing for all people aged 18-64, at the National HIV Prevention Conference. Overall, the campaign emphasizes that HIV testing is a normal part of life—everyone is Doing It. Testing campaign advertisements feature a diverse group of participants, […] Dec 11, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino Shooting VictimsThe California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals throughout the State of California observe a solemn minute of silence on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 11 AM PST to honor the victims of the San Bernardino, CA mass shooting tragedy. Others throughout the United States and the international […] Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
USDA Report: Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food SecurityA new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that examines global food security and its implications for the United States says climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades to come. Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System, released today during the 2015 United […] Dec 02, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Global Climate Change Talks Begin in ParisPresident Barack Obama and other White House officials are in Paris this week attending the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The two-week event is meant to bring countries together to discuss strategies for combating climate change and preventing the global temperature from rising by more than 2 degrees Celsius above the average pre-Industrial Revolution temperature. […] Dec 01, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Using Participatory Disease Surveillance Data through Flu Near YouThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Christina Baum, Program Analyst, NACCHO As flu season continues to ramp up, public health surveillance is an essential tool to identifying outbreaks early and having necessary, community-level data to be able to respond to... Nov 24, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health DepartmentsCan your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone City-County Health Department (now RiverStone Health) in Billings, MT could say that they had ever heard of the health department. However, thanks to the health department leadership’s investments in a rebranding effort, 10 years later, 88% of residents were able […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Join NACCHO at the 2015 National HIV Prevention ConferenceNACCHO will present on building the infrastructure for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention at local health departments at the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC). NACCHO staff will join panelists for session C 26- “PrEP: Infrastructure and Intervention Models” at 1:30-3:00 PM EST on December 8. The session will present local and state health departments’... Nov 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Register Now for the 2016 Preparedness SummitRegistration is now open for the 2016 Preparedness Summit. Early bird rates are available until February 19. The Summit will be held from April 19-22 at the Dallas Hilton Anatole. This year’s Summit will focus on the importance of building prepared and resilient communities that can recover quickly from disasters. The Preparedness Summit is the premier national […] Nov 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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